Changes between Version 40 and Version 41 of Core_dump

Timestamp:

Mar 21, 2013 11:35:45 AM (12 years ago)

Author:

Michael Thayer

Comment:

More clarifications.

Core_dump

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+A core dump is a technical term for a file containing detailed information about the state of an application at a given time in a form which developers can make use of.  They are particularly helpful for tracking down the reasons for application crashes, which is why many systems let you tell them to automatically create a core dump at the moment when a crash occurs.
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 = How to create a core dump on Linux =
 
-A core dump is very useful for helping us tracking down crashes of !VirtualBox.  The procedure is similar on most Linux systems, but on Ubuntu it is slightly different due to the Ubuntu crash reporting tool (Apport).
+The procedure for creating a core dump is similar on most Linux systems, but on Ubuntu it is slightly different due to the Ubuntu crash reporting tool (Apport).
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 == To create a core dump on an Ubuntu system ==
 
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-and run !VirtualBox.  Any crashes of !VirtualBox after you have created the file will cause a crash report to be created in /var/crash with a name like "_usr_lib_virtualbox_VirtualBox.1000.crash".  Do not accept the offer to "send a crash report to Launchpad".  You can access the core file using the "apport-unpack" tool, or just send us the full crash report file.  To stop crash files being created for non-system applications delete the file that you created again.
+and run !VirtualBox.  Any crashes of !VirtualBox after you have created the file will cause a crash report to be created in /var/crash with a name like "_usr_lib_virtualbox_VirtualBox.1000.crash".  Do not accept the offer to "send a crash report to Launchpad".  You can extract the core file using the "apport-unpack" tool, or if you are unsure you can just send us the full crash report file.  To stop crash files being created for non-system applications delete the file that you created again.
 
 == To create a core dump on non-Ubuntu systems ==